Plants › Leucobryaceae
white moss
Leucobryum albidum
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Pincushion MossLeucobryum glaucum
white octoblepharum mossOctoblepharum albidum
Star MossSyntrichia ruralis
Silvery BryumBryum argenteum
Broom ForkmossDicranum scoparium
crisped pincushionUlota crispa
Smaller White-mossLeucobryum juniperoideum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,641 |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 569 |
| Alabama | 565 |
| South Carolina | 365 |
| North Carolina | 364 |
| Virginia | 241 |
| Tennessee | 174 |
| Mississippi | 137 |
| New York | 127 |
| Delaware | 125 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Moss growth formListed by a harvested source as belonging to the moss plant group.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mosses · Bryophyta |
| Class | Joint-toothed Mosses · Bryopsida |
| Order | Dicranales |
| Family | Leucobryaceae |
| Genus | Leucobryum mosses · Leucobryum |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise white moss with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.